Baseball Almanac - 1925 American League Retirements

1925 American League Retirements

The baseball torch is passed from season to season and in some cases, from game to game. In 1911, Cy Young pitched his final Major League game, lost 1-0, and ended the final season of his career with a losing record of 7-9 and an ERA of 3.77. Young's opponent that particular day was a first-year pitcher named Grover Alexander who received the win, added to his league leading shutout total, and went on to begin his career with a winning record of 28-13 and an ERA of 2.57.

Bob Gibson, who was easily one of the most intense competitors of all time, gave up a grand slam to the last Major League hitter he faced, Pete LaCock of the Chicago Cubs. Fifteen years passed and when the two faced off during an old-timer's game, Gibson hit LaCock on his back with a fastball.

Babe Ruth summed it up when he responded to a question about retirement by saying, "A ballplayer should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill." Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of American League League players who hung up their spikes in 1925.

"You are George Brett and all the cheering has stopped. The music is muted, the hour is late, and they will be taking the banners down and emptying your locker any minute now. As the late Jimmy Cannon would say it, 'All your bats are broken.'" - Broadcaster Jim Murray

American League Retirements
1925

# Name Team Pos Age

n/a Bob Adams Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Shano Collins Boston Red Sox OF 40

n/a Bud Connolly Boston Red Sox SS 25

n/a Homer Ezzell Boston Red Sox 3B 30

n/a Ray Francis Boston Red Sox P 33

n/a Oscar Fuhr Boston Red Sox P 32

n/a Turkey Gross Boston Red Sox SS 30

n/a Rudy Kallio Boston Red Sox P 33

n/a Joe Lucey Boston Red Sox P 29

n/a Hal Neubauer Boston Red Sox P 24

n/a Tex Vache Boston Red Sox OF 36

n/a Bobby Veach Boston Red Sox OF 37

n/a Herb Welch Boston Red Sox SS 25

n/a Maurice Archdeacon Chicago White Sox OF 28

n/a Chief Bender Chicago White Sox P 42

n/a Ike Davis Chicago White Sox SS 30

n/a Roy Elsh Chicago White Sox OF 35

n/a Jake Freeze Chicago White Sox P 26

n/a Harry Hooper Chicago White Sox OF 38

n/a John Kane Chicago White Sox SS 26

n/a Dickey Kerr Chicago White Sox P 32

n/a Frank Mack Chicago White Sox P 26

n/a Jule Mallonee Chicago White Sox OF 26

n/a Tink Riviere Chicago White Sox P 26

n/a Leo Tankersley Chicago White Sox C 24

n/a Gene Bedford Cleveland Indians 2B 29

n/a Joe Klugmann Cleveland Indians 2B 31

n/a Frank McCrea Cleveland Indians C 29

n/a Roxy Walters Cleveland Indians C 33

n/a Carl Yowell Cleveland Indians P 23

n/a Andy Harrington Detroit Tigers PH 23

n/a Bob Jones Detroit Tigers 3B 36

n/a Dutch Leonard Detroit Tigers P 34

n/a Bill Moore Detroit Tigers P 23

n/a Oscar Stanage Detroit Tigers C 43

n/a Charlie Caldwell New York Yankees P 24

n/a Ray Francis New York Yankees P 33

n/a Ernie Johnson New York Yankees 2B 38

n/a Roy Luebbe New York Yankees C 25

n/a Jim Marquis New York Yankees P 25

n/a Heinie Odom New York Yankees 3B 25

n/a Howie Shanks New York Yankees 3B 35

n/a Bobby Veach New York Yankees OF 37

n/a Elbert Andrews Philadelphia Athletics P 24

n/a Bill Bagwell Philadelphia Athletics OF 31

n/a Tom Glass Philadelphia Athletics P 28

n/a Red Holt Philadelphia Athletics 1B 31

n/a Carl Husta Philadelphia Athletics SS 24

n/a Red Smith Philadelphia Athletics SS 25

n/a Art Stokes Philadelphia Athletics P 29

n/a Dave Danforth St. Louis Browns P 36

n/a Joe Evans St. Louis Browns OF 31

n/a Tony Rego St. Louis Browns C 28

n/a Ed Stauffer St. Louis Browns P 28

n/a Vean Gregg Washington Senators P 41

n/a Nemo Leibold Washington Senators OF 34

n/a Jim Lyle Washington Senators P 25

n/a Wid Matthews Washington Senators OF 29

n/a Frank McGee Washington Senators 1B 27

n/a Mike McNally Washington Senators 3B 32

n/a Spencer Pumpelly Washington Senators P 33

n/a Allen Russell Washington Senators P 32

n/a Mule Shirley Washington Senators 1B 25

n/a Bobby Veach Washington Senators OF 37

# Name Team Pos Age

1925 American League Retirements

Find out which players made their Major League debut in the American League during the 1925 season as this group of players bid farewell to their field's of dreams.

Goose Goslin played for eighteen seasons and averaged one-hundred twenty-seven games played per season. In 1938, during his final at-bat, he twisted his back and was replaced at the plate by a pinch-hitter for the first time in his Major League career.

Hank Aaron ended his Major League career on October 3, 1976, with a sharp single during the sixth inning off Dave Roberts of the Detroit Tigers.

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